Daemond Arrindell
Teen Hotline manager

Teen Link

• http://866TEENLINK.org

I am the manager of Youth Services at the Crisis Clinic of King County, i.e. i run the Teen Link program which provides: a teen helpline answered by teens; youth suicide prevention trainings in schools and youth serving agencies; an annually printed pocket sized youth resource guide called "Where To Turn For Teens".

As a manager, I supervise a staff of four, forty teen volunteers and ten adult volunteers. I've been with the program for over 5 years.

*empower, connect with and inspire young adults
*crisis intervention
*teaching communication skills

Michigan State University
Lansing Community College